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IMS DR. BIGHAN
.LED THE COUNTRY?
W. B. Avant Is (Now Sei vino
His Sentence.
CAUSES MUCH COMMENT
Veil Wli<? Killed Urs. Kutli Crisp Jtiir
ham Again Before the Public.
Interest In fuse.
Lnurens county people will be Inter
ested In tin- news I hat W. lt. Avant of
Harpers, Georgetown county, is now
In the state penitentiary serving his
three years and a half sentence for the
hilling of Mrs. G. C. Bigham at Mur
rell's Inlet on September 4th of this
year. Contrary to avowed intentions
011 the part of his counsel, the pro
posed appeal to the supreme Court
was not taken, and Avant wem to Co
I ;ti.hie. on last Saturday to begin serv
ing his sentence.
Where Is i>r. <;. c. Righnnt, the hus
band of (he slain woman, n't whose
command Avant shot'.' Ills kinsman
kay '..< ha In GreetiVlllc visiting rela
tives hut thus far, his immediate
whereabouts! have hot been disclosed,
i". Rlgj.i has a brother. Mr. K. I >.
Fiigham who resides in GretiS'ille; he
says thh! his brother was in tJiO city
?mlj In i week, and knew uotning a
boitt any efforts to have him re-ar
rested.
These latest developments Iii the
now-famous Avnnt-Blghain case, were
occasioned by a notice from Solicitor
'.Veils of the twelfth circuit to Sheriff
Scurry of Georgetown to have the two
defendants arrested because no notice
of appeal had been served as pro-. Ided
by law. ami within Ihe proper time.
When he learned that he was wanted.
Avant Came down from his home to
Georgetown and gave himself up to
the officers. Search was made for Blg
liam, but he was not to he tound
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Later a dispatch from Greenville suit
ed that he was, or rather had been,
there.
According to a statement from
.Indue Watts, who was in Florence a
few days ago. Bigham is not really
a fugitive from justice and mat his
bond is not forfeited. Such would
be the case only when the COIirt to
which the appeal was made declared
die bohd forfeited and the prisoner
fugitive from .Instice. I; Seems
that SolicltOI Wells erred in notifying
tiie sheriff to re-arrest the two moii.
As it turned out. however, it was not
so in the cast' of Avant who had a
bnndoned appeal and decided to serve
his sentence. I'.i^hnni's attorney. .1.
W. Rngsdale ol Florence, states that an
appeal wili i>e taken in iiis client's
cn$e, and that an agreement hau been
made between htm ami Solicitor Wells,
Consequently, while nr. Bighnio's
whereabouts arc not definitely known,
he Is no! in the eyes of tin- law. a
fugitive and cannot be arrested until
Iiis arrest is ordered by the conns
Presumably, an appeal will be taken
in hlfi case; mean while. Avant i.-. > ? ? v
ing his sentence.
h is recalled til at both Avant and
Blghain were released on bonds of
$1,500 each after they were convicted
of manslaughter last month. Previ
ous lo the trial they were out on bonds
of $2,500; the sentence of the court
wtts thai they serve (hier years lind
a half in the state penitentiary.
What will !).? the final OUtCome Of
nighnni's case is tnereiy a matter
ol COIiJeCttirO. There me ;i great many
who believe that he has rcnll.V
"skipped out." Iiis mother, who
signed his hond is. while not wealthy,
amply able to bear payment of the
bond. Sentiment in this county is
strongly against him.
The HjlOti \\ as Hotten.
The Srcndlun Comedy company
played "Thi" Klnpers" in the city opera
house on last Tuesday evening to a
fairly good-sized audience, ihoi : of
ivhom wanted to kick themselves 01'
somebody after they realized t!i" sit
nation. The show was "btthl" from
star! to finish! utterly without a re
deeming fenturo; The plot was poor.
'he singing sounded like "agonized
? ails of suffering beings." the Identity
o: Which cniinot be definitely decided,
\s some one expressed It, tie- hois***
was something like a cross bet n
t!j there had ben a row nthongthe
liiembers of the company mid
'
line 6i talk that would make an Rllg
II !i fihilOt bill sill. I:r all. the show
LAURENS AGAIN WINS
FOOTBALL CONTEST
Rich School rr?'iiin Defeats Greenwood
Hoys iSj> Score (If II !" (I l,luo?un
Of Two Tennis,
On Friday nfteruoon the Laurens
High school football team defeated
the Greenwood High school team by
;i scene of II tu n. Mr. :-::ll !>' Sillier"
iutendi ut of the Greenwood school,
and Mr. Klugh, principal of the Green
wood school accompanied t'.i ? team i<>
Lnurens.
The game was called In ('larllngton's
pasture at I o'clock. The I.aureus
lads received the ball mi their thirty
yard line: and it was not until they
had . by line |)llinges and end runs,
taken the hall to Gr?; mwood's live
yard line that they lost possession of
it. When the Greenwood boys gol
possession of the hall, they made two
futile attempts to gain ami on the third
attempt punted to their thirty yard
line. McGowttll, I.aureus full back,
returned the hall fifteen yards;and the
Luurens hoys scored before they lost
possession of the hail. McOowau car
ried the ball through left tackle for
the inst touchdown. Roi er kicked
the goal and the score was 0 to 0 in
Latin nss favor.
The Greenwood boys chose to kick
next: and Fleming, for Lnurens, re
ceived the hall on the twenty-live yard
line. He returned the hall live yards
when he was tackled by Galley. The
Lahre us lads then carried the ball
without losing possession of it to with
in three yards of <!reenwood's goal,
when the first half was announced
over.
At the beginning of the next half.
Wharton for Greenwood, received the
ball on their twenty-five yard line and
returned it two yards, when Holt tnck
eled him. Then, on a fake play
Wharton brought the ball around
right end for twenty-eight yards, when
Todd tnckeled him; This placed the
; ball in the middle of the held in Grecn
i Wood's possession. The ball remained
here for some time, first in 1.aureus'
possession then in Greenwood's pos
] session. The tide ( banned, however
and I.aureus made another touchdown
after the hall had been in play about
ten minutes. Roper failed to kick
goal the second lime and the score
was 11 to a in favor of Laurens. This
ended the scoring. While the winde
Greenwood team played well Wharton
was their slar.
Todd and Moore Dial wer:- stars for
Laurens.
Time: 10 minute halves.
Officials: Dr. Scliayer. referee: Ad
ams. umpire; Rlchey, head lineman:
time-keepers. Mr. Klugh and Mr. Rloh
arsoii.
Attendance, two hundred.
\i:\\s NOTES FROM F.KO.M.
Marriage of Dr. .1. (.'. Cm.per to Miss
I Hie Vriiold. Oilier Items.
Kkom. Nov. 15th. The weather has
been line for the past few weeks, and
the farmers have about Lathered their
crop of cotton. It is understood that
there will he a bit; crop of small grain
planted in this community tl is month
Mrs. W. W. ('ill Pert son spent last
Sunday with Mrs. .lane Cooper and
family.
Messrs. Rdgnr Units and Lev I Mng
wcll of Ware Shoals spent last Sunday
in ihis community.
Oil last Monday evening at Ander
son. Dr. .1. (!. Cooper of this communi
ty and Miss Kllie Arnold were united
in marriage. The best wishes of the
people are theirs.
The Monument h'und.
For the Laurens county monument
fund Mr. w. St. Montgomery of Spar
lUUliUI'g has coiltrbltted $*i.O(l and Mr.
w. .1. Copelaud, $5.(1(1. in tin' printed
Iis' two Wieks ngO there were two
errors: i< should have beep Miss Kiln
Meile Conelnnd and Miss Genu Ryrd.
instead of as printed.
SO.MF, PINK HOGS SOLD.
Mr. I'. It. Ilnllej Sells ?_".? Porkers For
- i.'s (in Lniirens Marki I.
Wry few people know about the
raising and H<lle of bogs in this com
miiiilty. king Cotton seems to absorb
the general mind, however. Mr. P.
R Rnlley of the county has a pretty
good eye lo business: he finds thai
tii re i-. money in hogf, and well did
h" calculate ijds year for the price of
pork is 111v*?!
Lr.st Saturday. Mr. Rh I ley brought
in :".i fine porkers, all ,htsi filioill ope
yenr old. npd sold them to Mr, s c
Mclhiiiiel, the meal ihiirhet iiian. The
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Hills a Homo Here.
\i h- -oi, X- I'.lal; iy. Mr. A. .1. Taj lo.
has purchftttpd the Mrs. Juno llarria
1 OUSe at d 1 ? ? on L isi M.tiil street,
( Ol'KT '.< < OMIM.ISHKS l.l ITI.i:.
\tlji>ui'ii?*tl Snturdit) VfloriHMin U'ter
Tryhus l-Nuir ' isos.
Tim fall torin of the pohi'i of epiri
ihpti pleas adjourned Saturday aftpr
noon, having disposed of bit I tout" Paso?
(hiring tin' week. These, h0W< vor.
Wore ?>i' considerable Importune* mid
consumed much tithe.
i !>?? i'n si casd was that of Viartita
a. Jenkins and I'. a. li. Jenkins
against tlio Columbia. Newberry &
Linn? us railroad, :i suit for damages
sustained by Mrs. Jenkins in a wreck
at Gary's <in September Sth of last
year, Mrs. .tonkins sited for $15.000
damages, and Mr. Jenkins for $500,
damages sustained to himself in the
the loss of his wife's assistance in Iiis
home. The jury returned a verdict
for tiie defendant company. The Jen
kins Were represented by Attorney .1.
.1. McSwain of the Oreenvllle bar and
i\ i*. McGownh of I.aureus. The road
wo8 represented 1?' i>i;ti <v Todd of
Laurens and \V, II. Lylcs of Columbia.
in the case of x. I?. Pranks! vs. c.
R. Itulaild et al. administrator.- of the
will of Mrs. Jane Auld, for collection
of account f<?r services the jury gave
the plaintiff a verdict for ? T">.
a mistrial was declared i:; t'..e case
of c. I). Moseley add ?'? Corllsie
against \V. c. I ?eck. a suit Wir C'oljeo
? Kill.
in the ease of s. li. Coo in an against
the Western I'niou Telegraph Co.
.indue Slilpp ordered a non-suit after
hearing the (estimouy and arguments
by counsel, Mr. Good It an \vas a liu<
man for the company and sustained
serious injury while at his work. The
company was represented by Rergusoh
& Rcntherstbue of Laurens and John
(lary Rvans of Spartauhurg.
m \i;::i. McKIM.m 1 (?NIGHT.
Nat i'd SI Hirer V|i|icars \i (Ttj Opera
House This Kvenimr.
1 Opera.loving people in every city
and nation where opera is given, have
becomo accustomed t<> the standard
airs, the opportunity to enjoy such a
plcassillg p n?rv:ini made up of such
line selections, hoth vocal and instru
mental, must he counted a rare treat,
and no deep musical education is re
quired 10 appreciate the beauties of
these programs.
Miss McKinley is a member of the
Rubinstein club* New York, and served
for two years as president of this well
known musical organization, which is
probably the largest of its kind in this
"0.1 n t ry.
Miss McKinley has also compos* d
a number of songs, Anonn being the
llrst Aboriginal >onu of this country,
ihr wonderful Versatility and range
of expression are no where better
shown than in the singing of her own
Songs, ranging from thp popular to
the classic. Miss McKinley was mar
ried in 1000 to l>r. Hermanns liaeri
at her father's country home, McKinley
place. Somerset. I'a. The Wedding
was all init a national affair. '.*:<? Pres
Idi n' and Mrs. McKinley, and inctrtl 1 ?
of his cabinet being presche also rep
rcprcsent olives of the army and nav.v
and. diplomatIP corps.
Mile. Nord It a ami Miss McKinley
were ncoldPUtly on the same pro
gramme at Atlantic city. NOrdlcn ap
pearing' first being followed by Mi>s
McKinley. It was a haul task said
Miss McKinley to follow such 11 star
as Nordica but the moment Miss Mc
Klnloy (liiishcd her PreiiPh son^
Nordica rushed towards her and iom
hraced her at the same tine- congrat
ulating her mi her wonderful v?>i<<
and her |?*r0hP|l prbllUiiPlhtiOh. lilst
praising hoi' for her voice and ieeh
ni'pie ami pronounced her not as a
coming singers bin one of the grcad (
singers 01 tnoderh time. The nudj*
OITPO were so enthusiastic that she was
repeatedly Pnchored and the ln*d how
was made with Mile. Nordica mid Mi:?s
MeKinlev. The audience applnud"(
with delight f.'lvbrlng the greoi Am
can sinter, it wtis American tor \
im-rie.iii fingers. Mis.. McKinley will
render the same selection ?. hen
appears here,
Prices. 7". and $\M. S-a's now
t ml the People Smiled.
ciaroru e 1,. Imrgderfei' phtertafhPi
the graded school OUdltoriiuii or la: 1
It \tti'\ ? ISKKK \K\YS NOT KS,
Personal Mentions <<i I;:;??nn People
mid Their Welcome Visitors.
M s. M<'1\ ina
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irs. .; ill is ; . "...
Mrs. R< In <?' a Owens l as be n
spending several days ?villi her staler
Mis. Kn.ily WQods Who is very sick.
Miss Ltlllo Part on a It er spending
oao week with her \unt, Mrs. m. ('.
Abercronihle, return* d home last week
Miss Carrie Million accompanied by
the Rabun teacher, Miss Minnie Wal
lace, was the guest '<' Mr. Tom Million
and family.
Miss Kinlline Lb bb s| out the week
? a! hi M.is Community visiting friends
and relatives.
M ', .lOllh Mai.on and family spent
Sunday with Mr. Tom Million.
Sirs, it', \. ()? <?.: spent Thursday
with M >. ribrlj-nce Tciigde.
Miss Sallle Habt) of the (5reen Pond
C?mmuil'ity was tie gUOSi Of Misses
Mae itnd Allie Rabb last week.
Mr. .leb Vances' mother and brother
of Augusta Cross roads' spent Friday
ai d Silt 11 ? ?lay tit his hipuie.
Mh 's Vera and Allel.... Baldwin
spent S.u.day with Miss Corn League;
Mr. T. liouston lb bti a studeiii Of
Fur in nu t'niversity was home on a
visit Saturday and Sunday to see his
par- tits, Mr. tihd Mrs. Ti I". Ha hi).
Ilex Super \ t HendersoiM llle.
There will i>e a box supper given
by tho patrons of llendersonville
sei,on! ?!?<:!? Tumbling Shoals. Friday
bight. November '. ch. Th'-'publlo are
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Services ti l.'nhin Church.
Rev. w. ; >. i-fommeit, pastor of
I'nioii church, announces that there
will he Thaiikgiving services at that
church on Ti. irsdny morning, Novem
ber ifftth, ll o'clock. A collection
tor 'he Connie Maxwell orphanage
will he taki n. The public are invit
ed lo this service.
IFFAIHS l'l < ROSS HILL.
Mr. f'oiiuaj IMaPs < hild Itadlj Hurued.
Other Items of Interest.
Cross Mill. Nov. 1 Mr and Mrs
Irvin Turner of West Virginia are vis
iting his sister herb. This Is the lirsi
visit to nis people In ^. vorn I years.
Miss Ihipiiemia Vo.mg Of Due West
is with Mi', and Mrs. R. A. Austin for
a few weeks.
Miss Goodwin Vnughiisvllle bikI
Miss Rachel Crnig <>: Rlacksbiirg. life
popular teachers ;.t Vnughiisvllle. were
Cross Hill visitors last Saturday.
Nil-, and Mr- Mi A. Learn; n were
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young people Sai srday.
Mr. Coiiwii.v Ida!" biiby . a- quite
badly burned yestordhy by pullini! over
a bowl of ho!
hi dium ? .
The ihfniit daughter did ohfv child
of Mr. and Mrs tiny Si one o( \llahin
died las' Thursday mil) .as brought
here uc Ijurlhl on Friday. They lost
ngo; Tjicy lu ve ihe. sympathy pi bur
people;
Mr. v.". T Royce ;?? quite sick today
and is threatened With phi'ilinonla,
ill Ri.l. \ R K'l S\ mm silti \ LS.
Several Robberies Committed, Siispecl
( audit Hut KsCaped.
Ware Slioals For some time hing
lario. have beeil quite ft'Cf|lii<?rit at
Ware Shoals. v<.-:. i lay the of Heers of
the law searched the house of a white
man. Vvebli Jackson, and found a lot
o! stoien goods, together With a fail
Jft< kson was taken into custody am!
Ih bin
At or n> ar Shoals Junction !??? jtlioped
from t he < I i
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Y.i: lib* Token To IfuspiLiI,
message front t Ii" I
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YOUNG LADY'S DEATH
CAUSED in I LI ANUS
Miss iris Machen. Dilllgllh r of Mr. II 11 !
1 ? -. I!. >.. Mil I ( it. IKt I in (;:?. (Ml
v ille '>.t* lil'llll}.
A boil ( (e|| days ago Miss Mtl(*|lOII,
III.- eldest dullglKor of Mi' II III) Mrs.
It, I Kilt I? Mich, ii Of Cr. bll\ ille. Kltf
fored a iiainful injury by falling ami
liroaUillg olie of I he hones of her It 1*111
near the wrist, ami at Hie same time
stuck a nail in her haml. The tied
deill ucotircu at !.i r I o111e ia ail out
litt 11(11IIM "Ii (I |irctul8CS. Miss Ma
chen's injuries were given prompt
treatineiii ami careful attention, and
she was apparently gelling along sat
isfactoi il\ iiiKil Thursday of Ijisl
week when t< tan',:- developed. I?\ir
two days she lingered between life
and death, the end cumin;! pciicefuly
at n o'clock Saturday morning.
The funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon :.i the family residence,
on Augusta sired, ami interment fol
lowed iu Spi in::wood cemetery. In .
Cody and |{ev, It I. WillItlIHK, both of
(.Ireonvllle . ('<ihd.neteti (he i t \ ices
Which were attended by a lar.: ? con
I'niirse of sympathising friends and
relatives of the family in (tie city of
?; reein 'I!" and from I luhcil Pat h.
I'rluci'ion and I.aureus The tSrooh
yil|o \'ows\ in ii: ttpedunts of the dealh
ami funeral oi Miss Machen siiys:
Mis' Maciieli was a sweet young lady,
ami her lovable disposition won for
he,- t!'.- man; friends who \ id mourn
le-r death. She was a graduate of
Limestone college, of lluffiiey. The
funeral and bui'lal services, held Sun
day afternoon, wer,, largely attended,
ahd the iloral desigm were hi abund
ance ami very beautiful."
Miss his Machen daughter ol Mr.
and M I'S 11 I. Ma> .,-n w as horn III
Princeton, 'he original home of her
parents, aboiil IU years ago. Subse
quently the family moved to llonea
rath, thence in Greenville. Voung
Miss Machen was educated ill l.lllie
stone, graduating from there hist June
She was accomplished and popular,
and it is slated dial she win engaged,
her marriage (o have taken jdace at an
early date She was a niece of Mi
.1. S. Machen ami a cousin of Mi- K.
A Cooper and Mr. I'.. Ii Machen (if (his
city, and she had many friend* here
where she frequently visited
Messrs. .1. S. Machen ami K. V
< 'oopei at t< mied i he fiim ral.
VARIOUS NEWS ITEMS
I ROM M0UMTVI1 I I
Methodist l'itslor Preiiehcs 1'iiiev.ell
Sei tuen Siiperinleiiileiii I"i 11 -.
i'ostofilt'C I II' i>t r|n ?.
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rant ol Waterloo, who ha. had charge
of thi: circuit of Me- Methodist cipireh
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mini to his church here Sunday night
It wns a splendi<l sermon from th<
te\t. ' iio*' thou hoi love on Ihe soil
ot c,,?iv lohn :<?.::,. The entire dis
course mif interesting ami fall oi Co
pel 'I rill h.
Mrs. ('laude Cooper atid (WO ilailght
. Misses Kessle and lOdiili. of Green
wood spent the la (lei' pa rl rd hist we..|
wiih thejr relal ive,q lute, the fa Uli lie
of ,\|essrs. \V I' ('ulbei|ii!bh at; I s I
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Post O'l'n
Creei,-. ? 11?? was here Thuisd.y (i|i hi
triiir oi looking nfi< r ihe postal affair:
of ihe coifnly. (if course i... Pin lid a I
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PiLLS HEAVY VOTE
Gains Steadily on Leading
Contestant.
RACE NARROWS TO SIX
Mi-s T. (rulir IEiiit(?-1- ( iisls (her 11,
(Hid \ ofes Oarinu I'nsl \> i rl..
two \\ reks Itl'llllllll.
Tin' noticeable feu turn in tin' inn
lest Ills) Week Was i Im ? \i i'pl iiniallv
heavy vote cast by Vitas T I'rnlg linn
K>|" nl Ol'U Miss Milliter |l(llcd nvrr
l |;0O(i Mites, reducing b> .S.OiiO the load,
formerly hold over her by Unland Muse
ley, lbo lending eoaleslaiit: Mose|oy's
majority, however, is i,!loo. \IIhh
Mary Smith Of Waterloo iiil hobln
third |daee with il'.i.oiui votes in heir
credit.
.lust i wii we, U long! ; ami I In
great ('batest (dos Tie weeks thai
have gone bj have Keen some very
faithful wink mi the |iai'l Of 111<? I of
the canilidaK's, bin ruiiwo' miys: "that
ain't mithin' tu .'!:? i its Coin I"
in in", liaurens couuiv i goln;: in
lie Worked high and lew.in ei liter
i> eireiimferenee. ilurlnng the i:.' work
iiays thai yji'i reiijliln. The eoiitoia
closes <ui Tiiesda.N night, N i veal bei
iibtb, at !i.!'.n,o'clock, <n at leas: imiue
dialely afier ilie la i mail (in lye:
Tin' |ieo|de are wanted though; 114>I lo
trust ihii nun ii in thai mtiil im- any
votes tu roach us. Lei i il !, sent in
some time in I lie || I Ii I'llOOII,
Alter the idihlictltion nl The Adver
tiser on next Wedln il i inori lag, |los
lltvoly no Information will he given
out at this oltiee a. to I be illative
sinndihg of t lie conto? hint *,
Ktllllilillg m' < illldid.lfc.
Tl Ktmiding of 151,0 caiidhiati aftei
the count on Monday ofternooii is as
follows :
Unland Moseiey, i.auri h !H,<530
Miss T. (Vriilg lluiiKh', <>!?? vi.Txii
Miss Mary Smith, Waterloo Cfl.OOO
.Mis.- /.eile libikeh Lion'eii i
Miss Mary I?. Sullivan LatireilS 21.0(10
Miss I', ai l Medio? ; . I-' : Uli i 1,11)0
I ll(?S. I! \IM.I I ! IN I IMH It 1.1'.
former Laitrens Man to face ( bargo
hi m ii nl ei' ie Sjoirlanhiirir.
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Tom I ;.al .it. e|i
Subi i. colored oil
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